The Black Balloon
"Normal is relative."
Overview
Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?
About The Black Balloon (2008)
Released in 2008, The Black Balloon is a drama film from Black Balloon Productions (Australia). It was directed by Elissa Down and written by Jimmy Jack and Elissa Down. The cast is led by Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson and Gemma Ward. With a runtime of 1h 37m, the film averages 6.3/10 across 97 TMDB ratings. It was made on a budget of $5,000,000 and went on to gross $5,000,000 worldwide.
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